Special News - Copenhagen produces no deal, only a political accord
Source: Asia Insurance Review | Jan 2010
It was far from a deal and one that most leaders and representatives from 120 nations were unhappy with. But a group of powerful countries, led by the US, in a last-ditch effort reached what was described as a political agreement after much disarray on the last day of the make-or-break United Nations Climate Change Conference late last year.
As delegates set to leave Copenhagen mostly in a sour mood, the conference concluded with participating nations grudgingly agreeing to “take note” of this political accord. They went home not with a binding deal they hoped for, but only with an accord meant as a statement of intention.
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